Bishops in Zimbabwe denounce arrests, call for tolerance ahead of SADC meeting

In an attempt to calm rising tensions in Zimbabwe, Catholic Bishops have issued a Pastoral Statement denouncing arbitrary arrests and calling for tolerance and restraint in the country. Ahead of the 44th Ordinary Summit of the sixteen-member country Heads of State and Government of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) scheduled for Harare, Zimbabwe, on 17 August, the government has been systematically clamping down on dissent Read all